Spice Up Your Valentine’s Day With Strawberry Jalapeño Margaritas

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Is it just us, or is it getting hot in herre? Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and we’re ready to spice things up! Get ready to turn up the heat with our Strawberry Jalapeño Margaritas… AKA the way to any man or woman’s heart. Don’t believe us? Read on for the recipe and give these bad boys a shot. (You won’t regret it!)

Ingredients:

2-3 cups strawberries

2 jalapeños

6 limes

3-4 Tablespoons agave

1/4 cup triple sec

1 1/2 cups tequila

Instructions:1. Wash and hull your strawberries. Place on a cookie sheet and freeze for 20-25 minutes. Remove from the freezer. Add strawberries, jalapeños (seeded and chopped), lime juice, agave, triple sec and tequila to a blender. Pulse until completely blended.2. Pour into margarita glasses and garnish with a strawberry slice, a lime wedge and a jalapeño slice. Cheers!

Wash and hull your strawberries. Place on a cookie sheet and freeze for 20-25 minutes. Remove from the freezer. Add strawberries, jalapeños (seeded and chopped), lime juice, agave, triple sec and tequila to a blender.

Pulse until completely blended.

Pour into margarita glasses.

Garnish each glass with a lime wedge, a strawberry slice and a jalapeño slice.

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